Afterglow Jazz and American Popular Song
This week on Afterglow we’ll usher in the holidays with music recorded during the past two decades .
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Harry Connick Jr.'s 1993 album WHEN MY HEART FINDS CHRISTMAS: one of the latter-day additions to the classic holiday music canon.
“Christmas for Moderns” features music from Kurt Elling, Brad Mehldau, Diana Krall, Geri Allen, Dianne Reeves, and other contemporary performers delving into the holiday songbook. Season’s greetings from Afterglow!
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, David Brent Johnson moved to Bloomington in 1991. He is an alumnus of Indiana University, and began working with WFIU in 2002. Currently, David serves as jazz producer and systems coordinator at the station. His interests include literature, history, music, writing, and movies.
David Brent Johnson hosts the weekly WFIU historical jazz program Night Lights and Afterglow as well. Learn more »
JazzWax blogger and Wall Street Journal music writer Marc Myers discusses his book about how cultural, economic, and social forces shaped the sound of jazz.
Night Lights is WFIU's weekly program of classic jazz hosted by David Brent Johnson.
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